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NUMBER 144, October 2001
ORGANIZATION NEWS
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE
POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
GRANTS AND AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
PERSONAL EXCHANGES
MEETINGS
NEWS OF MEMBERS
THE FLOCK: SPECIAL SECTION
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WS - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS/index.html
RRF - http://biology.boisestate.edu/raptor
WOS - http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/wos.html
BIRDNET - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/index.html
ART EXHIBIT FOR 2002 NAOC in New Orleans. We are planning a show with the theme "The Audubon Legacy: The Ornithologist as Artist." If you are an ornithologist who is also a bird artist or illustrator we would like to include your work. To qualify as an ornithologist, one must have authored as well as illustrated at least one paper, article, or book of a technical or semipopular nature. We want to show a variety of items including field guide plates, technical illustrations, new species portraits, and even purely decorative pieces. We will be able to show several works from each artist, the number depending on number of participants. Artists may offer their works for sale. If you wish to participate, further details are available from H. DOUGLAS PRATT (EM: hpratt@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu) or JOHN P. O'NEILL (EM: PARDUSCO@aol.com).
AOU PRESENTATION AWARDS were given to three students for excellence in the rigor and quality of their scientific papers at the 119th stated meeting of the AOU in Seattle, Washington 15-18 Aug 2001. These awards, which are unranked, were presented to the winners at the annual banquet. The NELLIE JOHNSON BAROODY AWARD was given to SHANNON M. JANOTA, Illinois State University for her presentation, "Experimental manipulation of maternal condition affects offspring sex ratio in the House Wren." Two AOU COUNCIL AWARDS were given to: ALEXANDRE ALEIXO, Louisiana State University, "Molecular systematics of Xiphorhynchus woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae): implications for species limits and Neotropical historical ecology;" and COLIN STUDDS, University of Rhode Island, "Landscape composition modulates the effects of forest fragmentation: variable consequences for breeding Ovenbirds."
CHANGES IN THE AUK: Starting in 2002, bilingual abstracts will appear in The Auk. In addition to English, the second abstract will typically be in either Spanish, Portuguese, or French, although other languages are possible. The language of the second abstract will be the decision of the Editor in consultation with the author(s). The Editorial Office will supply abstracts in other languages if the authors are unable to do so. In addition to the color painting printed on the cover of The Auk (which is totally subsidized by the American Ornithologists' Union), the Editor now has discretionary funds to defray the cost of color plates and color graphics within articles published in The Auk. Interested authors should contact the Editorial Offices of The Auk (EM: auk@uark.edu). CALL FOR
SYMPOSIA PROPOSALS, 3RD NORTH AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, New Orleans, Louisiana, 24-30 Sep 2002--The local organizing committee invites proposals for symposia. There will be opportunities for both 2-hour (morning) and 3-hour symposia (afternoon). Presentations will be in multiples of 15 minutes so that the timing of symposia is coordinated with the contributed paper sessions; for example, a 2-hour symposium could consist of four 30-minute presentations or eight 15-minute presentations or a mixture of both. Symposia should address newly emerging topics or significant syntheses different from those considered at other recent meetings. Symposia that incorporate student and foreign speakers will be preferred. The number of symposia will probably be limited to two or three per day to minimize conflicts with regular paper presentations. Longer full-day (5-hour) symposia will be considered, but organizers must provide compelling justification. All symposium organizers and speakers must be registered participants. Guidelines are available at www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02. CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS--Proposals for workshops and organized roundtables are also invited. Workshops facilitate detailed discussions of new concepts or methods. Roundtables allow audience participation for exploration of new or controversial issues. Tuesday, 24 Sep 2002 has been set aside for either half-day or full-day workshops. Other times that are available for workshops and roundtables are breakfast (prior to 8:30 am plenaries), lunch (12:00 - 1:30pm), or evening sessions (after 5:00 pm). Guidelines are available at http://www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02 . For more information about symposia, workshops or roundtables, contact: DR. PHIL STOUFFER, Co-Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 3rd NAOC, Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA 70402-0736 (PH: 985-549-2191, FX: 3851; EM: stouffer@selu.edu). DR. FRANK MOORE, University of Southern Mississippi, is the other Co-Chair. The deadline for proposals is 15 Nov 2001.
THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION held its 119th Stated Meeting at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 15-18 Aug 2001. AOU officers elected or re-elected were President: JOHN W. FITZPATRICK, President-Elect: FRED COOKE, Vice-President: PETER STETTENHEIM, Secretary: M. ROSS LEIN, Treasurer: JEFFREY D. BRAWN. Newly-elected Councilors were PETER ARCESE, REBECCA L. HOLBERTON and JOHN M. MARZLUFF. Three new Corresponding Fellows were elected: EVGENY N. KUROCHKIN (Russia), MARION PETRIE (United Kingdom), and BENGT SILVERIN (Sweden). Newly-elected Fellows are: JEFFREY D. BRAWN, WILLIAM E. DAVIS, JR., STEVEN W. KRESS, IAN C. T. NISBET, ERICA NOL, GARY L. NUECHTERLEIN, PATRICIA G. PARKER, ALAN F. POOLE, BRIDGET J. M. STUTCHBURY, KIMBERLEY A. SULLIVAN, and NATHANIEL T. WHEELWRIGHT. New Elective Members are: DAVID J. ANDERSON, TED R. ANDERSON, GUY A. BALDASSARRE, ANDRÉ DESROCHERS, JONATHAN L. DUNN, GILLES GAUTHIER, ROBERT M. GIBSON, KEITH A. HOBSON, ALLAN R. KEITH, MIGUEL A. MORA, JULIA K. PARRISH, DONALD R. POWERS, JUDITH M. RHYMER, BRETT K. SANDERCOCK, JAMES A. SEDGWICK, AND CHRISTOPHER W. THOMPSON. The Council re-elected KIMBERLY G. SMITH as Editor of THE AUK, and DAVID A. WIEDENFELD as Editor of Ornithological Monographs. RAYMOND A. PAYNTER, JR. and MELVIN A. TRAYLOR, JR. were the recipients of the Elliott Coues Award for 2001, and STEPHEN I. ROTHSTEIN was the recipient of William Brewster Memorial Award for 2001. NED K. JOHNSON received the Marion Jenkinson AOU Service Award for 2001. The 120th Stated Meeting of the AOU will be held at the 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, 25 - 28 Sep 2002, in New Orleans.
SCO STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARDS--The Society of Canadian Ornithologists - Société des Ornithologistes du Canada wishes to announce the winners of best student presentation awards at the recent AOU/SCO-SOC meeting in Seattle. PHILIPPA (Pippa) SHEPHERD of Simon Fraser University, for her talk "The influences of predators and prey on space use patterns and time-activity budgets of individual Dunlin wintering at the edge of their range" and JOËL BÊTY of the Université Laval, for his talk "Shared predators and indirect trophic interactions: lemming cycles and arctic-nesting geese." Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to all the students who participated.
MARCIA BRADY TUCKER TRAVEL AWARDS were granted to 87 outstanding students to help defray expenses for transportation to the 119th stated meeting of the AOU in Seattle, Washington, 15-18 Aug 2001. The AOU Student Awards Committee is pleased to announce this year's winners: ALEXANDRE ALEIXO, Louisiana State University, "Molecular systematics of Xiphorhynchus woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae): Implications for species limits and Neotropical historical ecology"; SARAH AL-TAMIMI, University of Utah, "Hanging on: Does insertion behavior help wing lice remain attached to a flying host?"; MICHELLE ANTOLOS, Oregon State University, "Caspian Terns in the mid-Columbia River: A look at breeding density, foraging habitat use, and long-distance foraging"; JENNIFER M. ARNOLD, University of Massachusetts, Boston, "Effects of egg mass, parental quality, and hatch-date on growth and survival of Common Tern chicks"; C. AUDRA BASSETT, Michigan Technological University, "Long distance migrants breeding in hardwood and pine plantations in southeastern Louisiana with emphasis on species of management concern"; JAMES BATTIN, Northern Arizona University, "Sources, sinks, or traps? Population dynamics of Plumbeous Vireos under ponderosa pine forest restoration"; JÖEL BÊTY, Université Laval, "Shared predators and indirect trophic interactions: Lemming cycles and arctic-nesting geese"; BRENDA BLINN, University of New Brunswick, "Selection and use of brood-rearing habitat of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick"; KATHI L. BORGMANN, University of Florida, "Evaluating the importance of wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) fruits to over-wintering birds in South Carolina"; RAOUL K. BOUGHTON, University of Memphis, "Post-wildfire effects on bird species in an Australian wet schlerophyl forest"; GRÉGORY BOURGUELAT, Université Laval, "New analytical tools to study stopover length in birds: What can we learn from the Greater Snow Goose example?"; RAURI C.K. BOWIE, University of Cape Town, "Aves largest genus (Nectarinia) takes a tumble: Systematics and biogeography of the world's sunbirds"; RODNEY W. BROOK, University of Saskatchewan, "Modeling the dynamics of a boreal forest Lesser Scaup population"; DEBORAH M. BUEHLER, University of Toronto, "Unraveling the population structure of the Red Knot (Calidris canutus)"; MARYANN BURBRIDGE, University of Toronto, "Genetic analyses contribute to the management and recovery of Brown Kiwi (Apteryx spp.)"; PAUL A. CALLO, University of Maryland "To defend or not to defend? Cost conscious decisions by breeding songbirds"; SANDRA B. CEDERBAUM, University of Georgia, "Effects of alternative agricultural cropping methods on field use by songbirds"; NICOLA L. CHONG, University of Toronto, "Immunocompetence in extra-pair and within-pair offspring of the Red-billed Gull from Kaikoura, New Zealand"; SHARON J. COE, University of California, Riverside, "How does water availability affect reproductive success in desert birds? A test using water supplementation in the Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata deserticola)"; LILIANA D'ALBA, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, "Resource allocation to eggs and survival of Blue-footed Booby chicks"; CATHERINE M. DEVLIN, University of New Brunswick, "Pieces of a population: Artic Terns on Machias Seal Island, Bay of Fundy"; MARIANA DIAZ RIOS, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, "Relative parental investment of males and females in the Vermillion Flycatcher"; THOMAS V. DIETSCH, University of Michigan, "Assessing conservation success for Neotropical birds across an intensity gradient of coffee agroecosystem management in Chiapas, Mexico"; DANIELLE DODENHOFF, Ohio State University, "Individual identification and variation within Downy Woodpecker acoustic signals"; PATRICK J. DORAN, Dartmouth College, "A landscape approach to the causes and consequences of spatial variation in abundance of forest birds"; RENÉE DUCKWORTH, Duke University, "Proximate regulation of male mating phenotype in the house finch: A role for condition-dependent hormone interactions?"; CANDACE L. ELCHUK, University of Saskatchewan, "Food and predation-risk as factors influencing foraging locations of Northern Flickers"; MATTHEW R. EVANS, Simon Fraser University, "Brood rearing habitat selection by Barrow's Goldeneye and its effect on duckling growth, survival, and return rates"; KRISTY L. FARMER, Auburn University, "Host range of the House Finch strain of Mycoplasma gallisepticum"; WILLIAM R. FIELDS, Iowa State University, "Patterns of habitat use in wintering sparrows"; ROBERT J. FLETCHER, JR., Iowa State University, "Understanding spatial distributions of an area-sensitive passerine near different edge types"; TRAVIS H. FOLK, Auburn University, "Habitat use and movement patterns of incubating wood ducks (Aix sponsa) at Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama"; CAMERON GILLIES, University of Alberta, "Lost birds: Testing corridor efficacy using bird homing in the dry forests of Costa Rica"; ANDREW GIVEN, University of Toronto, "Population structure and speciation in the Larus cirrocephalus species complex"; CARINA GJERDRUM, Simon Fraser University, "Regulation of parental provisioning and nestling departure decisions: A supplementary feeding experiment in Tufted Puffins"; M. CLAY GREEN, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, "The effect of white plumage on flocking behavior in Ciconiiformes"; MARK E. HAUBER, Cornell University, "Host-parasite hatching asynchrony and the cost of brood parasitism"; KIRSTEN R. HAZLER, North Carolina State University, "Habitat selection in a dynamic mosaic landscape: Is bird territorial behavior ideal?"; SHER L. HENDRICKSON, University of Wisconsin, "Low genetic variability in a geographically widespread raptor, the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)"; HEATHER L. HINAM, University of Manitoba, "Habitat associations of five species of forest owl in the Manitoba escarpment"; JEFFERY A. JOHNSON, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, "Conservation genetics of the Greater Prairie Chicken"; RACHEL KEEDWELL, Massey University, "Post-fledging mortality in Black-fronted Terns: Does fledging equal success?"; A. MARM KILPATRICK, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "Variation in growth of Brown-headed Cowbird nestlings and energetic impacts on their host parents"; OLIVER KOMAR, University of Kansas, "Effects on resident birds of shade trees in coffee plantations, and applications to coffee certification"; BEATRICE KONDO, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, "Genetic diversity of the Baltimore and Black-backed orioles: Analysis of a long and short distance migrant species pair"; KARL L. KOSCIUCH, Texas A&M University, "A simulation of the population dynamics and colony growth of Cliff Swallows"; JOHN D. LLOYD, University of Montana, "Proximate causes of life history variation in Chestnut-collared Longspurs"; ELIZABETH R. LOOS, University of Louisiana, "Clutch size limitation in precocial birds: Beyond energetics"; ISABEL L PEZ, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, "Fidelity and divorce in the Blue-footed Booby"; JAMES S. MARSHALL, Ohio State University, "Nest predation and microclimate as factors in nest site selection"; TAMMIE J. MARTINSON, Michigan Technology University, "Effects of supplemental winter bird feeding on experimentally placed arthropods"; DANIEL MAZEROLLE, University of Saskatchewan, "Physiological costs of habitat selection in male Ovenbirds: Consequences of landscape fragmentation"; KEVIN J. MCGRAW, Cornell University, "Do different plumage colors reveal different information? How nutritional stress affects the expression of melanin- and structurally-based ornamental coloration"; JASON A. MOBLEY, University of California, Berkeley, "Molecular phylogeny of kingbirds and their allies (Aves: Tyrannidae): Hypotheses based on mitochondrial DNA sequences"; ALLISON MOODY, Memorial University of Newfoundland, "An analysis of divorce in the alcid seabird Common Murre (Uria aalge) on Great Island, Newfoundland"; ROBERT G. MOYLE, Louisiana State University,"Phylogenetics of barbets (Aves: Piciformes): Pantropical biogeography and life history convergence"; LAURA R. NAGY, Dartmouth College, "The role of territory-based food availability on female variation in double brooding"; M. RENEE NETTER, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, "Genetic variation in historic and current populations of Greater Prairie Chickens in Wisconsin"; M. DAVID OLEYAR, Boise State University, "Impacts of Olympic Ski Area development and recreational activities on breeding Flammulated Owls in northern Utah"; DIANA CUMINGS OUTLAW, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, "Molecular systematics of the Catharus thrush complex: Implications for the evolution of avian migratory behavior"; TIMOTHY H. PARKER, University of New Mexico, "Good genes in Junglefowl"; TARA A. PATON, University of Toronto, "Resolving Charadriiformes family systematics using complete mitochondrial genomes"; REBECCA G. PEAK, University of Missouri, "An experimental test of the nest concealment hypothesis with the American Goldfinch"; W. TODD PLUMMER, University of Georgia, "Association models of three Neotropical migrants in a fire-managed Southern Piedmont landscape"; CHRISTIN L. PRUETT, University of Alaska, "Landbirds of the Aleutian Islands: Assembly of a simple high-latitude community"; SUHEL QUADER, University of Florida, "Mate choice and nesting success in relation to nest structure in a weaver-finch (Ploceidae)"; CLAUDIA A. ROMO DE VIVAR-ALVAREZ, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, "Songs of birds from San Blas, Nayarit Mexico"; KATRINA G. SALVANTE, Simon Fraser University, "Hormonal control of egg production: Effects of exogenous corticosterone on circulating yolk precursor levels and reproductive effort"; NATHANIEL E. SEAVY, University of Florida, "Physiological correlates of habitat associations and East African sunbirds"; ERIK SGARIGLIA, San Diego State University, "Phylogeography of the California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)"; BRYAN L SHARP, San Diego State University, "Factors influencing the incidence of brood parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds on Least Bell's Vireos"; PHILIPPA C. F. SHEPHERD, Simon Fraser University, "The influence of predators and prey on space use patterns and time-activity budgets of individual Dunlin (Calidris alpina pacifica) wintering at the edge of their range"; EMILIE C. SNELL-ROOD, College of William and Mary, "Avian communities of created forested wetlands are not the same as those of natural forested wetlands"; MARY K. STAPLETON, Queen's University, "Consistency of female mate choice"; ROBERT D. STARK, Ohio State University, "Are eastern Nearctic woodpecker drums species-specific?"; COLIN STUDDS, University of Rhode Island, "Landscape composition modulates the effects of forest fragmentation: Variable consequences for breeding Ovenbirds"; ALISON R. STYRING, Louisiana State University, "Resource partitioning in Malaysian woodpeckers"; JOSE G. TELLO, University of Illinois at Chicago, "Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Cercomacra (Aves, Thamnophilidae): Preliminary results"; JENNIFER J. VAN GELDER, Humboldt State University, "A test of the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis: Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis) in forested habitat"; STEPHANIE L. WALDO, Humboldt State University, "Discrimination between neighbors and strangers in Spotted Owls: Application of a crossover design"; JASON D. WECKSTEIN, Louisiana State University, "Cophylogenetic analysis of toucans (Aves: Piciformes) and their ischnoceran chewing lice: Are host and parasite phylogenies congruent?"; KIMBERLY SUEDKAMP WELLS, University of Missouri-Columbia, "Factors affecting nest-site selection and nest success of Lark Sparrows in a southern mixed-grass prairie"; CATHERINE S. WIGHTMAN, Boise State University, "Patterns associated with breeding habitat quality in an increasing population of Peregrine Falcons in Central West Greenland"; MATTHEW I. WILLIAMS, Auburn University, "Historic and prehistoric records of parrots from the West Indies, including descriptions of three new species"; CHRISTOPHER C. WITT, Louisiana State University, "A molecular phylogeny of the Galbuliformes: Insights into the origins of Neotropical bird diversity"; TAMAKI YURI, University of Michigan, "Evolution of plumage color change and migration in Passerina buntings"; YURI ZHARIKOV, University of Queensland, "Eastern Curlews do not improve their gastric function prior to migration."
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35MM SLIDES--The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has high-quality 35mm slides available of the birds of North America at reasonable prices. This would be an excellent opportunity to fill out your slide collection for talks and presentations. The catalog can be accessed at http://birds.cornell.edu/closlides or e-mail mav8@cornell.edu with your complete mailing address to receive a catalog.
TULANE UNIVERSITY is hosting a bird education workshop for New Orleans k-12 school teachers, 21-22 Sep 2002. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, being held in New Orleans, 24-28 Sep 2002. The workshop will focus on using bird-related classroom activities that cover Louisiana science, math, English, and social studies content-standards. Part of the workshop will be devoted to technology-based activities. We welcome contributions. Anyone interested in participating as a facilitator, or anyone with recommendations or suggestions for facilitators and activities is encouraged to contact DAVID BROWN, (EM: dbrown5@tulane.edu).
WHITE MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION (WMRS), The University of California, provides outstanding facilities and services for researchers and educators. Located in the White Mountains of eastern California, WMRS provides meals, housing, laboratories, classrooms, and logistical support at 4 facilities: The Owens Valley Laboratory, located at 1300 m just outside Bishop, California; the Crooked Creek facility, located at 3300 m in the bristlecone pine forest; the Barcroft Laboratory located at 3900 m above timberline; and the Summit Laboratory, located at the summit of White Mountain (4500 m). All facilities can be accessed year-round. We are actively seeking increased use of all facilities,especially the Owens Valley facility from Nov through May, and Crooked Creek during any time of year. Crooked Creek is recently renovated, and provides an excellent location for retreats, instruction, summer and winter ecology studies, and so forth. More information can be located on our web site at http://www.wmrs.edu, or by contacting MICHAEL MORRISON, Field Station Manager (PH: 760-873- 4344, EM: mike@wmrs.edu).
ORNITHOLOGY COURSE BY DISTANCE EDUCATION--We are seeking expressions of interest on an exciting new course offering for North America, focusing on ornithology and yielding a recognized post-graduate degree - the Graduate Certificate of Ornithology A Graduate Certificate is a stand-alone postgraduate university course consisting of four subjects. The course is taught via distance education, so you can study from home except for the compulsory residential school component. Subject materials and readings are complemented with an online forum and extensive links to the world-wide web, allowing students to interact freely with each other and the instructor. Further information can be obtained at: http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/sciagr/esu/USorn.htm
At a SAGE GROUSE HABITAT RESTORATION SYMPOSIUM in Boise, Idaho, some of the country's foremost experts on the ecology and techniques for restoring rangelands discussed solutions for reversing sage grouse habitat losses. The symposium was sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Boise State University, the Society for Range Management, and others. Conversion and degradation of sagebrush, pinyon/juniper woodlands and salt desert shrublands in the western U.S. have contributed to population declines of sage grouse and other wildlife species. Some land managers contend that current management will allow these communities to recover. However, past unrestricted grazing and other land-use practices and ongoing abuses not only preclude timely recovery of the habitat and wildlife populations, but actually contribute to the present situation. Reduction or elimination of livestock grazing has little impact on local vegetation once native herbs are eliminated and annual weeds gain dominance. Nevertheless, suspension of livestock grazing is important in facilitating natural recovery where some native herbs persist. For more information on the Symposium discussions, contact STEVE MONSEN, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Shrub Sciences Laboratory, Provo, UT (PH: 801-377-5717). (Excerpted from "Outdoor News Bulletin", Wildlife Management Institute.)
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NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
Provided by DAVID E. BLOCKSTEIN, Chair, and ELLEN PAUL, Executive Director, The Ornithological Council, 1725 K St. NW #212, Washington, DC 20006-1401 (202-530-5810; fax 202-628-4311; OC@cnie.org) "Providing Scientific Information about Birds." The Ornithological Council is supported by voluntary individual contributions on the OSNA dues notice as well as memberships from the ornithological societies.
ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL SUBMITS COMMENTS to Office of Management and Budget, expressing concern about proposed "data quality" guidelines - In July, the Office of Management and Budget issued proposed guidelines to implement language in the FY2001 Treasury Appropriations bill requiring that federal agencies ensure the quality of the data they maintain and disseminate. The language ostensibly augments the existing data quality requirements in the Paperwork Reduction Act by adding a requirement that agencies develop mechanisms to allow "affected persons" to challenge data disseminated by federal agencies. The Ornithological Council submitted comments supporting the intent of the guidelines, but expressed concern that the guidelines, as written, could impede or stop the flow of scientific information by allowing individuals and groups to challenge the accuracy of the information with specious or politically-motivated but scientifically-baseless claims." It is also unclear whether the new guidelines would apply to the recipients of federal grants.
FRAN MAINELLA CONFIRMED BY SENATE - Upon her 12 Jul confirmation, Mainella became the 16th Director of the National Park Service and the first woman to head the 85-year-old agency. As Director, Mainella will have policy and administrative responsibility for the 384 units and 83 million acres within the National Park System. With an annual budget of $2.4 billion, the National Park System is managed by 20,000 permanent and seasonal employees and enjoyed by more than 285 million visitors each year. Mainella has more than 30 years of experience in the park management and recreation field. Since 1989, she has been the Director of the Division of Recreation and Parks for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. In this position she was responsible for the administration of more than 500,000 acres within 153 state parks, museums, preserves, recreation areas, historic sites, geological sites, botanical gardens, archeological sites, wildlife park, and trails. Prior to her position as Florida's state parks director, Mainella served as Executive Director of the Florida Recreation and Park Association (1983-1989), Director of Recreation, Lake Park, Florida (1978-1983), and Assistant Center Director, Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Department (1977-1978). She has received numerous awards and honors from the National Recreation and Park Association Southern Regional Council, the National Association of State Park Directors, the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration, and the National Society for Park Resources. She holds a master's degree from Central Connecticut State College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut.
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT second annual conference on Science, Policy and the Environment - Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions on 6 and 7 Dec will be co-hosted by The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, to be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Leading scientists and policymakers from around the world will discuss how science can contribute to solutions for achieving sustainable communities, locally and globally. They and the meeting participants will produce a set of recommendations for the upcoming World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg 2002 ("the Rio+10 conference") on how to advance and apply science for sustainable development. Speakers include Donald Kennedy, past-President of Stanford University, and Editor-in-Chief of Science, the scientific journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Edward O. Wilson, Professor of Biology at Harvard University, who will present the 2nd Annual John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment. An exhibit hall will feature sustainable technologies and resources. For more information, or to register, please visit http://www.NCSEonline.org.
KANSAS STATE WILDLIFE DIRECTOR STEVEN A. WILLIAMS intended nominee to head U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service - President George W. Bush has announced his intent to nominate Steven A. Williams as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Williams is Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. He has held the position since 1995. Prior to his current position, Williams was Deputy Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission from 1992-1995; Assistant Director for Wildlife for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife from 1989-1992; and a wildlife biologist specializing in research and management for white-tailed deer for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife from 1985-1989. He served as a graduate research assistant at Pennsylvania State University from 1981-1985, working on wildlife habitat analysis, and also worked as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of North Dakota from 1979-1981. Williams holds a PhD in Forest Resources from Pennsylvania State University, an MS in biology from the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, and a BS in Environmental Resource Management from Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, The Wildlife Society, and other professional and conservation related groups. By law, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must have scientific education and experience in the principles of fisheries and wildlife management.
DIRECTOR OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES intended Nominee to Head Bureau of Land Management - President George W. Bush has announced his intention to nominate Kathleen Burton Clarke, executive director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, as director of the Bureau of Land Management. Clarke has served as executive director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources since 1998. Before that, she served as the department's deputy director, starting in 1993. Clarke worked for Rep. James V. Hansen (R-Utah) from 1987 to 1993 as director of constituent services and executive director of Hansen's Ogden, Utah office. Prior to that, she was co-owner of a construction and real estate business in Utah. The Bureau of Land Management director is in charge of administering 264 million acres of U.S. public lands, located primarily in 12 western states. Clarke graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Utah State in 1970. If confirmed, Clarke will be the first woman director of the BLM.
UNDERSECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE NOMINEE - President Bush has nominated Mark Rey to serve as undersecretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment, a slot that includes control of the Forest Service. If confirmed by the Senate, Rey will leave his position as professional staff member on the US Senate Subcommittee on Forests and Public and Land Management, where he worked as an adviser to subcommittee chair Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID). Before becoming a Senate aide in 1995, from 1992 to 1994 Rey worked as vice-president of forest resources for the American Forest & Paper Association , which represents the forest products industry. His other past positions include executive director of the American Forest Resource Alliance from 1989 to 1992 and vice-president of public forestry programs for the National Forest Products Association from 1984 to 1989. He also has worked as a staff assistant for the Bureau of Land Management under the Department of Interior. Rey holds a BS in wildlife management, a BS in forestry, and an MS in natural resources policy and administration from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources. He is a Fellow of the Society of American Foresters. Several conservation organizations have spoken out against the nomination. In a public statement, The Wilderness Society expressed deep dismay at the nomination, noting that Rey has dedicated his career to advancing the agenda of the timber industry. The statement said in [Rey's] view, "our national forests are merely places in need of tree removal is embodied in the many destructive proposals he has chosen to champion in his decades as the voice of the timber industry." TWS cited as support for this statement Rey's authorship and promotion of the salvage rider of 1995, which exempted logging in our national forests from all environmental laws and compelled the logging of thousands of acres of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest that the Forest Service itself had declined to cut for environmental reasons. According to TWS, "the Administration could not have selected a more divisive and inflammatory nominee to oversee our national forests."
JOHN TURNER likely to be next Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International and Environmental and Scientific Affairs President Bush plans to nominate Conservation Fund chief John F. Turner, head of the Bush I Fish and Wildlife Service, to be assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs. Turner's name was previously mentioned in conjunction with top slots at Interior, but published reports stated that private property groups considered Turner too liberal and blocked his nomination. Turner, a third generation Wyoming rancher, has headed The Conservation Fund since 1993. Turner has been a strong proponent of private land conservation initiatives that foster the sustainable use and continued production of working landscapes including western ranches, midwestern farms and northeastern managed forests. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received a Master's Degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Michigan.
APPROPRIATIONS UPDATES: NSF, AGRICULTURE, INTERIOR -National Science Foundation - On Jul 17, the full House Appropriations Committee marked up the VA/HUD and Treasury/Postal appropriations bills. The panel made no changes to the subcommittee recommendations for the National Science Foundation, which set NSF's funding at $4.8 billion ($367 million or 9% more than the Administration's request and $414 million or 8.5% above the current fiscal year), with $3.6 billion allotted to Research and Related Activities (an increase of $292 million above last year's funding level and an increase of $315 million above the budget request).The Committee recommended that the Biology Directorate receive $529 million under the House bill, which represents $46 million (9.5%) above the Administration's request, and $44.7 million above FY2001. The Senate VA/HUD appropriations subcommittee marked up its FY2002 on Jul 19 and the full Senate Appropriations Committee cleared the measure that afternoon. The bill would provide a total of $4.672 billion for the National Science Foundation. This figure is $200 million more than the request and $246 million above the current level but $167 million below the House's proposed appropriation of $4.840 billion. In percentage terms, the Senate's NSF figure represents a 5.567-percent increase, while the House bill represents an increase of 9.354 percent. The Senate bill proposes a total of $4.67 billion for NSF - an increase of only 5.6% over the current fiscal year. Of this amount, $3.5 billion is allocated to Research and Related Activities (R&RA), which is $128 million below the House's $3.642-billion figure. The Senate's R&RA figure translates into an increase of 4.91 percent, while the House's increase is 8.725 percent. The Senate did not specify a distribution among the disciplinary directorates within R&RA. The Senate Committee applauded the NSF's proposal for increasing the stipend levels for graduate students in its education programs, and expressed the Committee's support for this issue in the education and human resources account. The Committee urged the Foundation to also emphasize, through its research grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, enhanced stipend levels for graduate students and post-doctoral students and told NSF that it should provide information detailing how the Foundation will achieve this objective in its FY2002 operating plan. Also on 17 Jun, the full Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday marked up its Agriculture appropriations. In contrast to the House-passed bill, the bill does not extend the current statutory language that prohibits the Department of Agriculture from preparing regulations to extend the definition of "animal" in the Animal Welfare Act to include rats, mice, and birds. It remains to be seen whether this provision will be accepted or rejected when the Senate and House Appropriations Conference Committee conferees meet later this year.
HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATORS have rejected the very large budgets cuts proposed for the U.S. Geological Survey by the Bush administration. The Senate not only restored the cuts but also increased the USGS budget by 2.4%. The Senate added actually more than the House to the appropriation for the Biological Resources Division - the House added $14.2 million while the Senate added $15.2 million. The Committee has continued funding for the current management and operation of the National Office of the Gap Analysis Program (initiated and run by ornithologist Mike Scott) saying that, "the Committee supports this ongoing effort and directs the National Office to administer all funds provided for GAP, with the mission of completing a nation-wide GAP dataset of both land and aquatic resources." The proposed termination of the National Biological Information Infrastructure was rejected, and a small increase was appropriated for an additional NBII "node." Only the Water Resources Division faces a reduction - of approximately $2.7 million below the fiscal year 2001 level, but $41 million above the 2002 budget request. The largest single cut - 3.6 million was to the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The administration's proposal to terminate the National Water Resources Research Institute - a federal and state competitive grant program - was rejected by the Senate.
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SIGHTINGS OF COLOR-MARKED RED-TAILED HAWKS -Researchers and volunteers at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Little Gap Raptor Research Group, and the Wildlife Information Center in eastern Pennsylvania, are color-marking more than 100 of them. The group hopes to learn more about where Red-tails seen along the Appalachian ridges of eastern Pennsylvania travel to in autumn and winter. Four flight feathers near the centers of each bird's two wings will be marked red, green, or yellow. Color-marking will begin in August and continue throughout November. The markings should be visible through summer 2002, when the birds molt the color-marked feathers. Six of the birds marked last year were later seen along central Appalachian ridges. Others were sighted as far away as Cape May, New Jersey, and coastal Kiptopeke, Virginia. One particularly mobile individual was seen this April in San Fabian, Quebec. Reportings of all sightings will be acknowledged immediately and a newsletter summarizing the results of this year's efforts will be sent to everyone that provides information as to the whereabouts of our birds. To report a sighting, or to received more information about the project, please contact the Wildlife Information Center at 610-760-8889 or wildlife@fast.net. Reports should include name, address, phone number, date and time of sighting, colors observed, age of bird if possible, location of bird, and behavior of bird.
RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE (ROL) is a compilation of abstracts that pertain to ornithology and come from the periodic, worldwide scientific literature. The ROL depends upon a cadre of volunteer abstractors and editors around the globe who scan and compile the material. We are constantly seeking more volunteers to help in this effort. If you are interested in helping in this volunteer effort, please contact JAY SHEPPARD (EM: jmsheppar@aol.com). Worldwide there are about 125 - 175 abstractors scanning 500 - 700 serials. A list of serials not being currently scanned, as well as the bibliographic citations and other information, can be found at the ROL web site: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL/index.html The list of serials needing to be scanned is changing regularly. Abstractors will have to have access to their assigned journals by personal subscriptions, library copies, or colleagues. The ROL also asks for abstracts and citations to be submitted for all PhD dissertations and those papers published in obscure serials not regularly scanned and cited in the ROL. The wide range of fields in the periodic literature for the citations found in the ROL is what make this bibliographic resource so valuable. We have covered serials dealing with art history, languages, library science, urban design, mathematics, as well as those more biological in nature, such as molecular biology, anatomy, vertebrate zoology, wildlife management, pests, pesticides, genetics, botany, marine ecology, climatology, entomology, etc., etc. You name the field, the ROL probably has had one or more cited in the past decade. Downloadable, word processing files are available at the ROL web site, as well as a searchable database of the recent issues now online.
REQUEST FOR BURDOCK-ENTANGLED BIRD INFORMATION. Spencer Sealy, Heather Hinam, and I are preparing an updated review of birds entangled in the burs of burdock (Arctium spp.). We are seeking information concerning unpublished records of burdock-entangled birds or museum specimens of birds entangled in burdock. Any information provided will be acknowledged and greatly appreciated. Please contact TODD J. UNDERWOOD, Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. (EM: umunderw@cc.umanitoba.ca).
AOU MEMBERSHIP LISTS: I am trying to assemble a complete set of membership lists for the AOU subsequent to the last date when they were published in The Auk (1964). This set will be retained in the AOU secretarial office and used in tracking histories of membership, etc. I have obtained copies of all lists except for the second (1985) and fifth (1993) editions of The Flock. If you have copies of either of these lists and would like to contribute them, please contact M. ROSS LEIN, AOU Secretary (EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca).
AVIAN STUDY SKINS AND MATERIALS. The Department of Biological Sciences at Southeastern Oklahoma State University requests donations of avian study skins, eggs, and other related materials for a teaching collection used in ornithology and zoology courses. Will accept any bird species, although prefer birds of the Midwest region of the United States. Please contact DOUG WOOD, Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 1405 N. 4th Ave, PMB 4068, Durant, OK 74701-0609 (PH: 580-745-2272; EM: dwood@sosu.edu).
SPECIES ASSESSMENTS AND EXPERTS TO DEVELOP THOSE ASSESSMENTS WANTED! The USDA Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Region (Denver, CO) is seeking cooperators to develop species assessments as part of a coordinated approach to improve the management of fish, wildlife, and plant species in the Region. The Rocky Mountain Region includes national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The Species Conservation Project is designed to assure a thorough evaluation of species viability at a range of temporal and spatial scales. Species assessments will provide biologists and planners with an understanding of the ecology of emphasis species, and insights into the potential response of individual species to environmental change. A list of species and a protocol describing the contents and specifications for assessments can be found at the following site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/scp. Anyone interested in writing species assessments can contact DEBBIE WHITE (EM: dwhite@fs.fed.us; PH: 303-275-5015) or GREG HAYWARD (EM: ghayward01@fs.fed.us; PH: 303-275-5022). A solicitation package may be obtained by contacting CHRIS GRAVES (EM: cmgraves@fs.fed.us, FX: 303-275-5453). When requesting a solicitation package specify the "Species Assessments" material.
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POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
NOTE the printed version of the Ornithological Newsletter no longer contains job advertisements. As of the August '97 issue, the Positions and Opportunities section is available only in the on-line edition. This edition can be accessed directly at http://www.ornith.cornell.edu/OSNA/ornjobs.htm. This job list is edited once a week. Consequently, submissions can be made at any time, and advertisements are maintained until approximately the due date for submissions. Expect the on-line list to change both in content and format in the near future. Also, in the near future a list-serve service will be put into operation that will send job announcements to subscribers via e-mail. Many public libraries provide free Internet access.
A LISTSERVE SERVICE has been set up at Cornell University. Subscribers to this list will receive the new job announcements on a regular basis. These are the same announcements as will appear on-line. To subscribe send the following message to: listproc@cornell.edu, "subscribe BirdJobs-L your name". When sending your message, please send using the "plain text only" format option and be sure to include your name in the message. You leave by sending to listproc@cornell.edu "unsubscribe BirdJobs-L".
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READERS ARE REMINDED that information on deadlines, etc., of grants listed in the third edition of "Grants, Awards and Prizes in Ornithology" is not repeated here. Only revisions of information in that booklet can be reported here, because of space limitations. For information on continuing grants programs relevant to ornithological research, visit the new electronic home of the Grants, Awards, and Prizes booklet: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/Grants/index.html.
AOU MEMBERSHIP GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS. The American Ornithologists' Union will provide several hundred grants in the form of a three year AOU membership to qualifying graduate students in the Western Hemisphere interested in pursuing a career in ornithology. To qualify, students must: 1.) Have no current or prior membership in the AOU; 2.) Send a letter of interest and a 2-3 page cv to the AOU Membership Chairman (see below). Letters of interest should outline ornithological interests and professional goals, clearly specify the degree program in which the student is registered, his/her expected date of completion, and the name and email address of the academic advisor. 3.) Provide a one-page letter of support from an academic advisor on letterhead from the institution in which the student is currently enrolled. Membership grants will provide full membership in the AOU (including subscription to The Auk) for three consecutive years and are not renewable. Deadline for materials is 10 Mar 2002. Mail all materials together to DR. SUSAN HAIG, AOU Membership Committee, USGS/FRESC, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331.
BREWSTER AND COUES AWARDS. Nominations are invited for the Brewster and Coues Awards for 2002. These awards are given annually by the AOU in public recognition of avian research of special significance. The Brewster Award is given for the most important work on birds of the Western Hemisphere published in the last ten years. The Coues Award is for work that has had a major impact on ornithology in the Western Hemisphere, and has no time restriction. To qualify for the Brewster Award, the work must have been done entirely, or nearly so, on birds of the Western Hemisphere; for the Coues Award, the work may have been on birds anywhere in the world. The Coues Award may be given in recognition of important or innovative work or new techniques that may have been published in relatively brief articles or in non-ornithological journals. Each nomination must include (1) the name and institution of the nominee; (2) a written description of the contributions of the nominee to ornithology; and (3) a bibliography that documents these contributions. Please see The Auk (89: 436-438, 1972) for a description of the important differences in qualifications necessary for the Brewster and Coues Awards. Nominations should be submitted by 1 Mar 2002 to: DR. KENNETH P. ABLE, Department of Biology, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA (PH: 518-442-4330; FX: 518-442-4767; EM: preferred: kpa@csc.albany.edu).
EQUIPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM--Sandpiper Technologies, Inc. is now accepting Equipment Grant applications for the 2002 field season. The company specializes in electronics for wildlife research and offers free use of its video equipment rental equipment to undergraduate and post graduate students. Implemented in 1997, this program has been used throughout the U.S. and Canada. During the 2001 field season, over 10 students received free use of equipment for a complete field season, and 12 students received $200 cash grants. Equipment discounts to universities are also available. Available equipment: *TreeTop Peeper Video System; - Monitor and b/w camera on a 16, 35 or 50-foot pole; * Basic Sentinel Video System; - Time-lapse VCR, b/w or color camera, 25m cable and camera set-up kit; * Burrow Video Probe with head mounted video display and one of two video camera probe options: - 2.3-inch dia., 3-meter gooseneck (Peeper Video Probe); - 1.0-inch dia., 3-meter gooseneck (Peep-A-Roo); Equipment specifications can be found at: http://www.Sandpipertech.com. How to apply Applications are accepted year-round, but students needing equipment for the spring/summer season should apply by 1 Dec 2001. Applicants must: 1) Describe their project and how they plan to use the equipment. 2) Describe the size of the critter to be studied and the habitat. 3) Specify the length of the field season, and the preferred equipment schedule. Deadline: 1 Dec 2001 for the 2002 field season. Decisions are based on the proposal, field survey schedules and equipment availability. Contact ANN CHRISTENSEN, Sandpiper Technologies, Inc., 535 W. Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA 95337 (EM: Ann@Sandpipertech.com ).
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AAZN PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR SALE: "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 4th edition" (1999).-- List price is $65.00, but individual members of any scientific society or students are eligible for a 25% discount, or $48.00, on single copies purchased for personal use. Institutions or agencies ordering 5 or more copies also receive a 25% discount ($48.00 each). Individual members of AAZN receive a 40% discount, or $39.00, for single copies for personal use.
"Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology" (1987).-- List price $110.00, with the same discount schedule: $85.00 for individuals and students, $70.00 for individual members of AAZN. "Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology, Supplement 1986-2000" (2001).-- List price $110.00; $85.00 for individuals and students; $70.00 for individual members of AAZN. A special discount is offered when both the Official Lists and the Supplement are ordered together: List $170.00; individuals and students $150.00; individual AAZN members $120.00.
"Towards Stability in the Names of Animals - a History of the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature 1895-1995" (1995).-- List price $50.00; AAZN members receive a 50% discount on this book ($25.00), when purchased with the I.C.Z.N. (see above). DAVID G. SMITH, MRC-159, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560-0159 (PH: 202-633-9786).
"VISTA NIEVE," Carriker, M. R. 2001. Blue Mantle Publishing, Rio Hondo, TX. 312 pp, paperback. ISBN: 0-9665485-2-3. Those with experience with Neotropical collections admire the amazing field efforts of M. A. Carriker, Jr. Now, his son, an emeritus professor at U. Delaware, has written an autobiography in which his father plays a major role -- it focuses largely on their years living in the Santa Marta Mountains, where the son spent the first 12 years of his life (!). For ordering, call: The Twiggs Company (1-888-843-6220).
"BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA," Ber van Perlo, 2001. Princeton University Press. 320 pp, 84 color plates, 1000 maps, 5 x 7½ . ISBN: 0-691-09034-3 paper, $24.95. Describes all 1,250 spcies one might see not only in South Africa but in Zambia and Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. And this is the only guide to illustrate the birds of Angola (including Cabinda). The 84 color plates depict vagrants, ocean wanderers, and many other birds that occur across a huge region characterized by widely varying habitats from woodlands and forests of various types to deserts to swamps. The text opposite the plates concisely describes similar species and subspecies by physical traits, habitat and voice. All larks are shown in flight as well as perched, and swallows are pictured in flight from below. The most distinctive immature and non-breeding plumages are included.
"BIRDS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA AND ANTARCTICA," Martine R. de la Peña and Maurice Rumboll, 2001. Princeton University Press. 304 pp, 97 color plates, 5 x 7½ . ISBN: 0-691-09035-1, paper. $24.95. Illustrates and describes all the known species-more than 1000-in a vast swath from Argentina, chile, Bolivia, Paraquay, southern Brazil, and Uruguay to parts of Antarctica. The color plates depict each species' male in breeding plumage, with the female and young often shown as well. The facing page provides concise textual descriptions of each species, highlighting the salient physical features and behavior patterns, as well as the songs or calls. Also contains shaded range maps and frequency of each species.
"A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF PERU" by James F. Clements and Noam Shany. 2001. Illustrated by Eustace Barnes and Dana Gardner. Ibis Publishing Company. ISBN 0-934797-18-8. 540 pages, 6 x 9, soft cover. 127 color plates. $60.00. This is the first field guide ever published on one of the world's most important birding countries. The text describes the main identification features of each of the 1817 species recorded in Peru, plus its distribution and preferred habitat in Peru, and worldwide range. Over 1800 species, including all 118 endemics, are illustrated on the 127 color plates--many for the first time. Includes comprehensive bibliography, a gazetteer of places named in the text, and complete English and scientific index. Introductory price to OSNA members $50.00 plus shipping and handling until 31 Dec 2001. Ibis Publishing Company, URL: http://www.ibispub.com , PH: 909-676-1548, FX: 909-676-1568, EM: ibispub@msn.com
EXCLUSIONARY METHODS TO REDUCE PREDATION ON GROUND-NESTING BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS" by Jimenez et al., 2001, Berryman Institute, is available for free upon request at the following address: Jack H. Berryman Institute, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5210.
"A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF KOREA," by Woo-Shin Lea, Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park. 2001. Paperback, 328 pp. ISBN: 89-951415-1-4 NHBS Stock Code: 119805. £24.95. This is a guide to every bird species that has been recorded in the Korean Peninsula up to August 2000. Includes range maps and color illustrations of all 450 species plus descriptions and illustrations of all subspecies that can be identified in the field. Distributed by : NHBS Mailorder Bookstore, 2-3 Wills Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5XN (PH: +44 (0) 1803 865 913, FX: +44 (0) 1803 865 280, URL: http://www.nhbs.com). To purchase online: http://www.nhbs.com/xbscripts/bkfsrch?search=119805.
"BIRDS OF EASTERN AFRICA," Ber van Perlo, 2001. Princeton University Press. 304 pp, 96 color plates, 1500 maps, 5 x 7½ . ISBN: 0-691-09033-5, paper $24.95. This is the only pocket guide to all the known birds of eastern Africa, includes Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Yemen's Socotra Island. A concise reference, the plates and accompanying text describe all 1,487 species birders might see, including some of the most colorful anywhere on earth. Each plate illustrates similar species and subspecies while the facing pages feature precise entries summing up physical traits, behavior, habitat, and voice, and distribution.
"BIOLOGY OF MARINE BIRDS," edited by E. A. Schreiber and J. Burger has just been published by CRC Press. This 700 page book provides the first comprehensive summary of information about marine birds. It summarizes and analyzes information on their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, demography, evolution, fossil history, physiology, energetics, and conservation, covering the four orders of marine birds (Sphenisciformes, Procellariiformes, Pelecaniformes, and Charadriiformes; Families Laridae and Alcidae). Two summary chapters address the biology of shorebirds and wading birds and their lives in the marine environment. It is a very comprehensive book, containing numerous summary tables of data and extensive references. CRC Press, 2000 NW Corporate Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33431 (PH: 800 272-7737; EM: orders@crcpress.com). ISBN: 0849398827, price: $ 79.95. Publication date: 8/15/2001
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FOR SALE: Bird Lore/Aud. Magazine. 90 volumes in 52 fine bindings; 1899-1960 $1800. Naturalist's Bookshelf, 4087 Burgen Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (PH 314-752-6285).
WANTED: An ornithological book collection or library. Please contact EM: mwsandvi@fuse.net
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A 'permanent' meeting list is maintained on BIRDNET (http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/BIRDMEET.html) that focuses mainly on meetings of the Societies that are members of the OC, showing the planned sites and dates of ornithological meetings as far into the future as possible. Note that BIRDNET also maintains a site for the International Ornithological Committee, which includes links to past and future Congresses, at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/index.html.
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THE RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION's 2001 Annual Meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Downtown in Winnipeg, MB Canada, 24-28 Oct 2001. For information on local arrangements contact The Local Organizing Committee at Manitoba Conservation, Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Cres., Winnepeg, MB Canada (PH: 204-945-7775; EM: wildlife@gov.mb.ca). For information on the Scientific Program contact JEFF SMITH, HawkWatch International 1800 S. West Temple, Suite 226 Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (PH: 801-484-6758; EM: jsmith@hawkwatch.org). For details and updates, see conference webpage (URL: http://www.networkx.net/~sparrow/rrf2001.html).
*NATURE'S MUSIC: THE SCIENCE OF BIRD SONG-A symposium dedicated to the memory of Luis Baptista, Saturday, 3 Nov 2001. Morrison Auditorium, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. Presenters include, Robert Drewes, Parter Marler, Sarah Collins, Donald Kroodsma, Roderick Suthers, Henrike Hultsch, Erich Jarvis, Irene Pepperberg, Meredith West, Robert Bowman. For more information contact 415-750-7378 or http://www.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/baptista_symposium In addition, the California Academy of Sciences is arranging some field trips on the 2nd and 4th of Nov in the San Francisco and Northern California area to help commemorate the legacy of Luis Baptista. These trips are: Early winter birds of Point Reyes; Dr. Baptista's favorite birds in San Francisco; Head to the headlands; Luis Baptista and the birds of Golden Gate Park; and Birds of Bolinas and Audubon Canyon Ranch. For more information about these field trips (PH: 415-750-7100, EM: edregistrar@calacademy.org, also visit the website http://www.calacademy.org)
PRAIRIE GROUSE TECHNICAL COUNCIL Biennial Meeting, 5-8 Nov 2001, will be held at Woodward, Oklahoma. The aim of the conference is to bring together all those involved or interested in research and conservation on prairie grouse, especially Lesser and Greater Prairie-Chickens, Sharp-tailed Grouse, and Sage Grouse. Research papers and discussion sessions will be held on 6 & 7 Nov. For more information contact RUSS HORTON (PH: 405-364-7142; EM: rhorton@onenet.net) or STEPHANIE HARMON (PH: 918- 581-7458 x229; EM: stephanie_harmon@fws.gov).
6TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF RESEARCH ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU, 5-9 Nov 2001. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. This conference will provide a scientific forum for research results and land-management issues related to the biological, paleontological, geological, cultural, physical, and social sciences on the Colorado Plateau. Everyone who has conducted research and/or is interested in research and resource management on the Colorado Plateau is invited to attend. The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center's Colorado Plateau Field Station and Northern Arizona University. Conference details are posted at: http://www.usgs.nau.edu/6th_biennial_conf/
25th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY 2001 - the Silver Anniversary meeting of the Waterbird Society (originally the Colonial Waterbird Group) will be held at the Sheraton Fallsview Conference Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, 7-11 Nov 2001. Two symposia are planned with concurrent sessions in the late morning and early afternoon each day and field trips on the last day. Tentative symposia titles are : "Waterbirds of the Great Lakes" and "Waterbird Foraging Decision". For further information on the scientific program contact PETER FREDERICK (352-846-0565, pcf@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU). Field trips will be on 11 Nov. Questions about arrangements can be sent to the Local Committee Chair CHIP WESELOH (PH: 416-739-5846, EM: Chip.Weseloh@ec.gc.ca). Further details are on the Society webpage (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/birdnet/cws/).
24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION COUNCIL--The IWRC will be holding its 24th annual wildlife conference 14-17 Nov 2001 in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando area), Florida. Topics to be covered include: veterinary medicine; wildlife husbandry; conservation; environmental education; administration; and communication. Pre-conference training seminars will take place on 13-14 Nov. For more information contact the IWRC at 4437 Central Place, Suite B4, Suisun City, CA 94585-1633, USA. PH: 707-864-1761, EM: iwrc@inreach.com.
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2002 Annual Meeting (2-6 Jan 2002), Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, CA. For information see the SICB web page at http://www.SICB.org or contact the SICB business office (PH: 703-790-1745, FX: 703-790-2672, EM: SICB@BurkInc.com).
THE PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP, 29th Annual Meeting (20-24 Feb 2002) will be held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in Santa Barbara, California. The meeting will feature symposia on "Oil and California's Seabirds" and "Status and conservation of the White Pelican", within a full scientific program on 21-23 Feb; committees will meet on 20 Feb. Field trips to the Channel Islands will be offered before (19-20 Feb) and after the meeting (24 Feb). For general information, contact HARRY CARTER, U.S. Geological Survey, 6924 Tremont Road, Dixon, CA 95620 (PH: 707-678-0682 x625; EM: Harry_Carter@usgs.gov) or SARAH FANGMAN, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (PH: 805-884-1473; EM: sarah.fangman@cinms.nos.noaa.gov). For information about the scientific program, contact LISA BALLANCE, NOAA, NMFS, SW Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 (PH: 858-546-7173; EM: lisa.ballance@noaa.gov). For meeting updates, check the PSG web page (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/PacBirds/index.html).
*BIRDS OF TWO WORLDS: ADVANCES IN THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF TEMPERATE-TROPICAL MIGRATION SYSTEMS 6-10 Mar 2002. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at the National Zoo are hosting a conference to synthesize cutting-edge findings about the basic ecology and evolution of migratory birds. The conference will take place at the National Conservation Training Center in Sheperdstown, WV. The conference will include a series of invited talks organized into symposia, round table discussions, and an evening session of contributed posters. The 6 main symposium topics are: 1) Evolution of Migration Systems, 2) Adaptations for Two Worlds, 3) Migration Itself: When, Where, and How to Go, 4) Social Systems: Bridging the Seasons, 5) Population Structure of Migrants throughout the Annual Cycle, and 6) Population Limitation and Regulation in Migratory Birds: When and Where is the Crunch?. The underlying question of each topic is how is the ecology and evolution of birds affected and constrained by long distance migration. We will include the best conceptual papers - without constraints on geography or taxonomy. We are currently soliciting POSTER ABSTRACTS and ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TOPICS. Please submit these online at the conference website by 15 Nov 2001. For additional information and to register for the conference please visit our website: http://www.si.edu/Smbc/birdsof2worlds.htm.
THE 9th ALASKA BIRD CONFERENCE, 6-8 Mar 2002, Wedgewood Resort, Fairbanks, Alaska. All inquiries/suggestions regarding this meeting should be sent to NANCY DEWITT at the Alaska Bird Observatory (EM: ndewitt@alaskabird.org).
*THIRD INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS IN FLIGHT CONFERENCE: a Workshop on Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration will be held 20-24 Mar 2002 at the Asilomar State Park Conference Center near Monterey, California. The focus will be on implementing all-bird conservation actions identified by Partners In Flight, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, the U. S. Shorebird Conservation Plan and the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan. The conference will have a strong international component with session chairs and presenters from the U. S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Conference sessions will include Large-scale and Multi-species Strategies, Setting Biological Objectives, Marketing and Birding Economics, Measuring Project Success, Private Lands Programs and Opportunities, Advances in Species and Habitat Monitoring, International Cooperative Projects, Research Progress and Applications, and Conservation Biology and Policy. A poster session, vendor display, field trips and social events will be offered. There will be opportunities for adjunct meetings of committees, working groups and other entities. A proceedings also will be published. For information and updates, including instructions on the CALL FOR PAPERS, further program information and on-line registration, see http://www.prbo.org/PIF/NPIF2002.htm or contact TERRY RICH (EM: terry_rich@fws.gov) or SANDY SCOGGIN (EM: sscoggin@prbo.org).
67TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE, 3-7 Apr 2002, at the Hyatt Regency, Dallas. The theme is "Compassionate, Conservative Conservation through the Lens of T.R.'s Legacy."Among the six special sessions are: "Amending the Endangered Species Act: Is ESA Threatened or Endangered?", "Energy and Conservation: Does Big Oil Mix with Big Game?", and "Conservation and the 2002 Farm Bill: Plowing New Ground." For additional information about the conference contact JAMES WOEHR or RICHARD MCCABE, Wildlife Management Institute, 202-371-1808. For detailed information on the special sessions, go to http://www.wildlifemgt.org/wmi.
THE 83RD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11-14 Apr 2002, will be held in conjunction with the Association of Field Ornithologists at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, Florida. The meeting will be held in the new Whitaker Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. The meeting will be co-hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and the Florida Ornithological Society. The local host, JEROME A. JACKSON, can be reached at picus@fgcu.edu
*16TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, co-hosted by the British Ecological Society (Theme: People and Conservation). 14-18 Jul 2002, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, UK. Contact: NIGEL LEADER-WILLIAMS, SCB2002 Programme Chair (EM: scb2002@ukc.ac.uk) or ANDREW PULLIN, BES (EM: a.s.pullin@bham.ac.uk). Conference web site: http://www.ukc.ac.uk/anthropology/dice/scb2002/
23rd INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, Beijing, 11-17 Aug 2002: The first brochure for this congress has been posted on the congress home page which can be reached at URL: http://www.ioc.org.cn. Persons without access to the Internet can obtain a copy of this brochure by contacting MR. LIEU FENG, Assistant Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress, China International Conference Center for Science and Technology, Xueyuan Nan Road, Beijing 100081, CHINA. (PH: + 861062174952; FX: +861062180142; EM: liufeng@public.bta.net.cn. All ornithologists are encouraged to take part in this first ornithological congress of the millennium and the first in Asia.
*3RD NORTH AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, New Orleans, Louisiana, 24-30 Sep 2002. Hosted by Tulane University, the theme is "Birds on the Bayou: In the footsteps of Audubon". The main venue will be the Intercontinental Hotel, located just 3 blocks from the famous French Quarter. The Conference is being hosted by The American Ornithologists' Union, The Cooper Ornithological Society, The Raptor Research Foundation, and the Society for Canadian Ornithologists/ Société des Ornithologistes du Canada, all of which will hold their annual meeting at the Conference. A number of other ornithological societies such as The Wilson Ornithological Society will be Co-sponsors, but will be holding their annual meeting at another time. Other groups wishing to meet in conjunction with the 3rd NAOC should contact the Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, PHIL STOUFFER (EM: stouffer@selu.edu) as soon as possible. The Conference will consist of symposia, workshops and roundtables, contributed oral presentations, and poster sessions. The deadline for symposia and workshops is 15 Nov 2001. The general announcement for the Conference and call for contributed papers and posters will appear in Jan 2002. Plenary addresses will be presented by: Thomas E. Martin, University of Montana, A New View of Avian Life History Evolution Applied to Parental Care, Clutch Size, and Developmental Patterns Across the World; Theo Colborn, World Wildlife Fund, On a Wing and a Prayer: Is Endocrine Disruption Affecting Birds?; John Avise, University of Georgia, The Ongoing Transformation to Molecular-genealogical Thought in Avian Microevolution: Conceptual Springboard, Quicksand, or Both; Kenneth Able, State University of New York, Albany, Migratory Orientation: Development and Adaptive Plasticity. Social events will showcase the rich traditions of New Orleans: great food, wonderful music, and the arts. The Tuesday night opening reception will be at the Audubon Institute's Aquarium of the Americas, featuring a variety of Cajun dishes. Thursday night is a "picnic" at the House of Blues, featuring Blues and Zydeco music and traditional New Orleans fare. Saturday night's banquet will be preceded by a reception featuring a New Orleans jazz band, and followed by dancing to a traditional Cajun French band, Les Freres Michot. A highlight of the meeting will be an art exhibition featuring the works of artists who also are research ornithologists. Sep in New Orleans features the beginning of fall migration, which will complement the rich avifauna of its abundant wetlands, bottomland hardwoods, and pine woods nearby. A variety of field trips will be designed to highlight both typical and distinctive birds. As more information becomes available, it will be posted on the Conference homepage at http://www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02/ . For more information concerning the Conference, contact the co-organizers: TOM SHERRY (EM: tsherry@tulane.edu) or KIMBERLY SMITH (EM: kgsmith@uark.edu).
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ANGELA ANDERS remains a Conservation Biologist with the Nature Conservancy. Her new address is The Nature Conservancy, 113 S. Third St., Lewisburg PA 17837. PH: 570-524-6417, EM: aanders@tnc.org.
RICHARD C. BANKS is now President of the American Association for Zoological Nomenclature.
LEONARD A. BRENNAN has moved to the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University Kingsville, where he has accepted a position as Professor and Endowed Chair for Quail Research.
JOHN P. CECIL has left the NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Nongame & Endangered Wildlife Program to accept a position as Assistant Coordinator of the Important Bird Areas Program for the National Audubon Society. He can be reached at: Audubon Science Center, P.O. Box 689, Lahaska, PA 18931. PH: 215-297-9040. EM: jcecil@audubon.org
PHILLIP CLANCEY, a corresponding fellow of the AOU, died 18 Jul 2001.. He was Director of the Durban Museum and Art Gallery, South Africa, from1952 until his retirement in 1982. He remained a Research Associate of the Durban Natural Science Museum until his death.
GEORGE R. CLARK of Bryn Mawr, PA, AOU member since 1926, passed away recently.
DON DEARBORN has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Bucknell University. He can be reached at Department of Biology and Program in Animal Behavior, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837. PH: 570-577-3423, EM: ddearbor@bucknell.edu.
GARRETT EDDY, AOU member since 1939, COS and WOS member since 1947, and AFO member since 1995, died on 4 Jul 2001. Long before there were strong University programs in Ornithology in the NW he was a key contact for information about birds in this region. But his most stunning contribution to Ornithology was as the philanthropist who made the Burke Museum at the University of Washington a major training center in Ornithology. He founded or participated in the founding of four major endowments for student support; he funded over 30 collaborative expeditions throughout the former Soviet Union, which have given the Burke more than 7,000 Russian specimens, all with associated tissues and extended wings; he supported 12 years of field collecting throughout the ranges of Hermit and Townsend s warblers for studies of their hybrid zones and the evolutionary history of these zones; he helped establish a molecular genetics lab at the Burke for the many students now doing molecular systematics as part of their dissertations; he helped sponsor two Russian graduate students for their PhD work, one at the Burke and one at the Bell Museum; and, he sponsored numerous 1-2 month visits for students, museum staff and scientists from Russia to work at the Burke. Through students his contributions to the field have been enormous.
H. LISLE GIBBS is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Ave., Columbus OH 43210-1293. PH: 614-688-3861; EM: gibbs.128@osu.edu
JESSIE B. KITCHING of Irrington, VA, AOU member since 1975, passed away recently.
HANS LÖHRL of Germany, elected Corresponding Fellow of the AOU in 1968 and Honorary Fellow in 1989, died 26 Jun 2001 in Egenhausen, Germany at the age of 90.
SAMUEL R. MADISON of Delmar, NY, AOU member since 1952, passed away recently.
VIRGLE W. MCEVER, JR. of Warner Robins, GA, member of AOU since 1981, COS since 1982, WOS since 1986, and AFO since 1991, passed away recently.
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THE FLOCK - SPECIAL SECTION
THE FLOCK, the 1999 Membership directory of all six OSNA societies has been mailed. Please check your listing (especially your e-mail address). To correct your address in the membership database please send the new information to the OSNA Business Office at Allen Press, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 (913-843-1221; fax 913-843-1274; osna@allenpress.com). To alert your colleagues of your new address information contact the Ornithological Newsletter Editor, CHERYL L. TRINE (address below).
CHANGES/ADDITIONS:
BOTTITTA, GRACE E. New England Coastal Initiative, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 5 Hall Place, #2 Exeter, NH 03833. PH: 603-778-0704, FX: 603-778-0032.
BULER, JEFFREY. Department of Biological Sciences, Box 5018, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5018. PH:601-266-4394, FX: 601-266-5797.
KRUEPER, DAVID US Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Birds, PO Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM, 87103, (505) 248-6877. EM: dave_krueper@fws.gov
ROJEK, NORA, California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region, 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100, Monterey, CA 93940. EM:NRojek@dfg.ca.gov
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